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1978 Tennessee U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1978 Tennessee U.S. House District 5 Election?

William Hill Boner won the 1978 Tennessee U.S. House District 5 Election. William Hill Boner received 68,608 popular votes (51.35%). The main challenger was William Dean Goodwin (35.39%).

See the full head-to-head between Boner and Goodwin

Boner +16.0 pts · won by 21,320 votes
William Hill BonerDemocraticWINNER51.35%
68,608 votes
William Dean GoodwinRepublican35.39%
47,288 votes
Henry HaileIndependent13.23%
17,674 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.